Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Emanual Douglas, Grayson County, Texas, 1868

Emanual Douglas registered to vote in Grayson County on January 30, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Emanual Douglas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Emanual Douglas
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Douglas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 34 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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